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This is my zippy upright. Well, it's as zippy as this old engine can drive anyway.
It's an Orbit gold medal frame (80s tourer) so it started life with drop bars. The stem is just the the one it came with.
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brokenbetty
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So classy! It's what Jacques Anquetil would ride when popping out for a swift Pernod.
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That looks like a brilliant build. I love the chain guard, and how it matches the rack and mudguards.
I thought it was a Dura Ace track hub at first glance. I zoomed in with my eyebrows raised and then realised it's a dynamo.
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Lovely! SS with a coaster brake? Bonus FBNPNA points for the nurse's lock. What's the front light - a Cyo with a silver casing?
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I am trying to select a frame to build a lightweight town bike. Upright riding position.
Something that rides and looks like this:
....but a really zippy version. So decent tubing, light wheels, excellent brakes.
Would a lightweight cyclocross frame be a bad start? Wrong angles maybe?
Also if I take a 58cm TT on a race bike, what TT do I need on a town bike with swept-back bars?